Ronald Murray added 25 points and Donyell Marshall 16 for the
Cavaliers (47-30), who won for the 11th time in 12 games.
Cleveland already has clinched the fourth seed and home-court
advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

James, who had his streak of consecutive games with at least 35
points snapped at nine, provided the winning margin by pulling
up at the top of the circle and sinking a 23-footer over
Desmond Mason. The 21-year-old phenom let out a big yell following the
clutch hoop.

"It's a big win for us considering we were down at halftime,"
James said. "We proved win can win any kind of game, up tempo
games, grind it out games, and especially games on the road.
That shows how much our team has grown."

"LeBron James is amazing," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. "We got
exactly what we wanted on the last possesion. Spread the floor,
and let number 23 make a play. I don't care what he does with
the basketball, LeBron is going to make the play to win us the
ballgame. He is the MVP of the league."

Following a timeout, the Hornets were unable to get off a final
shot.

Rookie Chris Paul scored 22 points and Speedy Claxton 14 for the
Hornets (37-40), who fell 3 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles
Lakers (41-37) and Sacramento (41-37) for the Western
Conference's final playoff spot with five games left.

"This loss hurts us getting into the playoffs," Paul said. "We
didn't come out aggressive in the second half and they took
advantage of it."

Mason split a pair of free throws with 5.8 seconds left to tie
the game at 101-101, before James came through.

David West scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half, helping
the Hornets to 63-52 lead at the break.

However, the Hornets scored just 12 points on 3-of-18 shooting
in the third quarter that ended with the Cavaliers holding an
81-75 lead. Murray scored 13 points in the period.

"We blew it tonight," Hornets coach Byron Scott said. "After 77
games, you shouldn't come out lackadaisical in the third
quarter. Especially at this point of the season. We have to win
these next five games to get into the playoffs. It's as simple
as that."